social capital: lessons from participative research, training and evaluation thilo boeck centre for...
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Social Capital:Social Capital:Lessons from participative research, Lessons from participative research, training and evaluationtraining and evaluation
Thilo BoeckCentre for Social Action
Need for dialogue between theory, investigation and application inform each other and develop some degree of synergy
Involves going beyond academic debates towards participative ways of engaging community members and practitioners in discussion and implementation of strategies to enhance social capital
Engaging in Democratic Debates and Reflections
Reflection on social capital has to be multifaceted Exploration with community members and
practitioners of the meaning of social capital Understanding the situationally specific processes of
people’s social interaction Recognising that social capital is influenced by
external factors: stereotypes, media, local policies, power structures
Deficit model…. Or?
Releasing or enhancing social capital Recognising strengths within communities Look at quality of social relations and their
impact
Social Capital Framework
Trust and Safety
Values, Norms
Outlook in Life
Networks
Diversity
Citizen Power/
Proactivity
Participation
ReciprocitySocial Capital
Sense of Belonging
Social Policy and The Enhancement of Social Capital
Not every community needs or can enhance the same type of social capital
Development of a ‘dual strategy’ – balance between ‘bottom up’ and ‘top down’ approaches– Don’t devalue the experientially-grounded knowledge of people
themselves
Create conditions that ‘nurture’ social capital The ‘risk’ of enhancing social capital
Static Social Capital
Strong / Static Networks
RestrictedSense of Belonging
Small Radius of Protective
Trust
Immediate Reciprocity
RestrictedOutlook in Life
The Harbour
Dynamic Social Capital
Diverse Networks
DiverseSense of Belonging
Broad Radius of Shared/
Social Trust
Generalised ReciprocityDiverse / concrete
Outlook in Life
Navigation
Dynamic Social Capital
Diversification of Networks
AlternativeSense of Belonging Enlargement of
Trust
Generalisation of ReciprocityNew / more
focusedOutlook in Life
How to Enhance Social Capital: How to Enhance Social Capital: Setting SailSetting Sail
Implications for Policy
Greater emphasis on processes and how services are developed and delivered
Communities have already resources, hence enhancing and releasing social capital
Social policy can damage the existing resource